Fighting Disease
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Long before coronavirus, the West had scapegoated China for spreading smallpox
Racism played a role then, too.
Ari Larissa Heinrich, The Conversation
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Polio vaccine shortages pose a great risk to children, even if India is ‘polio free’
India still records cases of infection by the vaccine-derived polio virus and needs to carry out continuous immunisations against the disease.
Nayantara Narayanan
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The dangerous silence over catheters in the fight against antimicrobial resistance
The most common healthcare-acquired infections are urinary tract infections, half of which are associated with catheters.
Jane Feinmann, Mosaic
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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TISS suspended Dalit PhD scholar for protesting Centre’s policies, alleges student body
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Very low voter turnout in six districts of eastern Nagaland amid shutdown over statehood demand
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At least 14 children die of diphtheria in Delhi hospitals over past two weeks
An official of Maharishi Valmiki Infectious Diseases hospital said 120 out of 141 children admitted were from Uttar Pradesh.
Scroll Staff
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Living with scoliosis has more than its fair share of twists and bumps
Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine that can be detected and treated in childhood but is often missed for lack of screening.
Kamala Thiagarajan
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Kerala: Three of a family die of mysterious virus, health department asks people not to panic
The state government has sent the samples of infected patients to the National Institute of Virology in Pune.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Meliodosis, the tropical disease kills thousands every year but remains neglected
A small team of doctors is has made it their mission to make the world take notice of meliodosis
Carrie Arnold, Mosaic
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To contain pandemics, scientists are hunting down viruses that might spread from wildlife to humans
The PREDICT project has been working since 2009 to identify viruses in wildlife such as bats, rodents and nonhuman primates around the world.
Karl Gruber, Ensia
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‘Feeling lousy’ and ‘off colour’: Disease outbreaks have influenced the way we talk
How infectious diseases have shaped our culture, habits and language.
Maxine Whittaker, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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How humans have forced disease-causing microbes to adapt and evolve
Humans increase the chance new viruses will emerge in us by simply being in the right place at the right time.
Ian M Mackay and Katherine Arden, The Conversation
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Through time, humans have evolved to survive and beat devastating infectious diseases
But we never really genetically overcame bacterial infections through evolution.
Simon Reid, The Conversation
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From smallpox to AIDS, how the world has battled infectious diseases
If we are to save the world from the threat of infectious diseases, we need to learn the lessons of past outbreaks.
David Griffin and Justin Denholm, The Conversation
The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game